Lewis Tan

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Lewis Tan
Born
Lewis Singwah Tan

(1987-02-04) February 4, 1987 (age 37)
Salford, England
Occupations
Years active2006–present

Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is a British and American actor, martial artist and model. He is known for his roles as Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021), Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Tolya in Shadow and Bone (2023), Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai (2024), and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins (2019).

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He is the son of martial artist and actor Philip Tan.

Early life

Lewis Singwah Tan was born on February 4, 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, a retired fashion model and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. [1] [2] [3] Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.

Tan's family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman . He also lived in China, France, and Spain growing up. Tan began training in theatre in his early teens. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

Tan had small supporting roles in films such as The Hangover Part III and Olympus Has Fallen . [8] He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , NCIS: Los Angeles , Hawaii Five-0 , 24 , and Rush Hour . [8]

In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist . He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng. In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler. [9]

In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2 . [10] Tan also starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands . [11] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins . [12] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance ; [13] it was released on February 17, 2022. [14]

In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. [15] [16] [17] The film was released on 23 April 2021. [18] [19] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions. [20] [21] [8]

In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius. [22] In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate , which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg. [23]

In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone . [24] [25]

In 2024, Tan was revealed to have joined the sixth season of Cobra Kai as a rival sensei. [26]

Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Stunts
Mini's First Time Skatepunk #2
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Stunts
2008 Red Velvet Maniac
2013 Olympus Has Fallen Korean commandoStunts
The Hangover Part III Prison guardStunts
2015 Sacrifice Ben Kittman
2018 Den of Thieves Secret Service Lobby Guard #1
Deadpool 2 Rusty / Shatterstar
2019JiJiShort film
2021 Mortal Kombat Cole Young
2022 Fistful of Vengeance Lu Xin Lee
About Fate Kip
Babylon Party Attendee
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Rusty / Shatterstar
2025 Mortal Kombat 2 Cole YoungPost-production
TBA Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 CSI: NY Kym Tanaka
2007 Day Break Jimmy YanStunt double
24 Stunt double
2010 CSI: Miami Aiko Okanagi
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Hiro Yakuza
The Protector Zachary
2013The Girlfriend Bruce Wayne / Batman Short
201410,000 DaysJiro FarnwellTelevision film
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Luke NakanoSeason 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua
2016 Rush Hour ChenEpisode 5
2017 Iron Fist Zhou Cheng Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures"
2018–2019 Into the Badlands Gaius ChauMain cast (Season 3)
2019 Wu Assassins Lu Xin LeeMain cast
2022 Bling Empire Himself
2023 Shadow and Bone Tolya Yul-BataarMain cast (Season 2)
2024 Cobra Kai Sensei WolfRecurring (Season 6)
TBAQuantum SpyHarris ChangLead role

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